Movable support for dispensing beverages



1935- J. R. PICARD MOVABLE SUPPORT FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES Filed Oct.12, 1933v 4 Shee ts-Sheet l JEAN-RAOULPICARD v A |NVENTOR- ATTORNEYSFeb. 12, 1935. a p 1,990,879

MOVABLE SUPPORT FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES Filed Oct. 12, 1935 4Sheets-Sheet 2 I l L 76 I ZI'IZTPL- 4 3 I V fi JEAN RAOUL PICARDINVENTOR v ATTORNEYS Feb. 12, 19350 J. R. PICARD 1,990,879

MOVABLE SUPPORT FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES Filed Oct. 12, 1933 4Sheets-Sheet 5 12 15 25 29 f O O i c 2,9 Z9 19 1g 15 0 14 E mm 9 7 I 23I 3 JEAN RAOUL PICARD INVENTOR ATTORNEY;

Feb. 12, 1935. J R, PlCARD 1,990,879

MOVABLE SUPPORT.FOR DISPENSING BEVERAGES Filed Oct. 12, 1935 4Sheets-Sheet 4 l I i ATTORNEYS ?atented Feb; .12, 1935 MOVABLE sprromrron pisrsnsmd summons I Jean Raoul Hoard, Marseilles, France In FranceOctober 21, 1932 Application ctober12, 1933, Serial No. 693,355

10 Claims. (Cl. 225-22) The subject of the invention consists'of amovable support, particularly intended to be placed and to' function inan establishment for servin drinks; bar, cafe etc. Its main object is togroup,

.within easy reach of the assistant, all the bottles from which drinksare being served, and to facilitate the service for him, as he no longerhas to go lookingon shelves for the beverage re-- quired, to preventobstructions on the counter, the inevitable soiling of the neck of thebottles by reason of their multiple handling, the shaking up of theliquor in its own bottleby reason again of these handlings, and to giveto each consumer the exact quantity of the beverage chosen, determinedautomatically with the maximum of speed and cleanliness.

The support is characterized by the grouping of all the bottles inservice placed upside down, thus permitting a flow from them, and by'thefacility given to turn it on itself for the purpose of replacing emptybottles.

ihis support is represented on the attached drawings, given by way of anexample of construction of one ofthe forms of the subject of theinvention.

In these drawings Figure 1 shows, with parts intentionally cut, thesupport seen from the front in its normal position for delivering fromthe bottles which it supports;

Figure 2 shows the same the side;

Figure 3 is the plan view with parts again intentionally cut;

Figure 4 represents the support seen from the side in the reversedposition, permitting the easy replacement of empty bottles.

The support consists of the vertical pillars 1 (Figures 1, 2 and 3)preferably tubular, fixed by known means to the feet 2,- themselvesfixed to the soleplates 3 attached to the counter 4. On the upperpart ofeach of the pillars lis fixed a nut 5 in which screws astem 6 operatedby a knob 7. jThis stem 6 is attached by a ring 5' to a sleeve 8 fittingwith slight friction over the tube 1. This sleeve carries a disc 9having a conical surface 10 on which rests a corresponding surfacemounted on the piece 11 carrying the bosses 12 into which penetrate theends of each of the tubes 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Figure 3) The pieces 11 areheld on the disc 9 by means of a pin 17 (Figure 3) carrying a nut 18 forensuring the adjustment of the piece lion the conical surface 10. Ascrew 19, seen in Figure 3, permits by its displacement the release orimmobilization "of the moving pieces 11 on the fixed disc 9, into whichit penetrates by the openings 20 drilled for this purpose.

On each of the tubes 13, 14 and 15, fixed respectively in the bosses -12of each of the pieces support seen from 11, are arranged supports 21(Figures 1 and 2) furnished at their lower part with a measuringdistributor 22, of known type and operation, while at their upper partthese same supports 21 are furnished with a clamping device 23 having anadjustable-opening, and whose purpose is to grip firmly the bottle 24without breaking it, and thus to maintain it with its neck'in perfectcontact with the measuring distributor 22.

The parts 11 also carry the tube 16, and this more particularly carriesthe control levers (Figure 4) 25 and 26 as well as the lever 27actuating the screw 19, which also serves to drive the parts 11 whichare displaced by a rotary movement on the disc 9.

The movable supportfor serving and distributing beverages thus formed,functions in the fol-f lowing manner: v

At the instant when the bottles 24 are placed in position on thesupport, this must necessarily occupy the position shown in Figure 4; itis maintained in this position by the screw 19 penetrat- 1 ing theorifices2Q (Figure 3) pierced in the periphery of the disc 9. Each of,the bottles 24, previously uncorked, is fir supported against theorifice of the distributor 22 by the pressure of the clamp 23. When onceall the bottles 24; have been suitably arranged on their individualsupport 21, all that is then necessary to put them in the servingposition is to pull the lever 25 in the, direction of the arrow which,by the tube 16, displaces the levers 27 on which bear the nuts 29 of thesprings shown in Figure 3, which become stretched, and thus to withdrawthe extremity of the screw 19 from the orifice 20, thereby enabling theparts 11 to turn freely round the fixed disc 9 attached to the sleeves8.

By continuing the pull on the lever 25 this displaces the parts 11 inthe direction of: the arrow 30 and the raising takes place. The operatormight, however, experience certain dimculties in continuing to usetheleevr 25 to complete the displacementof the parts 11. In order to avoidthis dimculty the lever 26 has been provided which, after having moved acertain dis tance with the parts 11, comesinto proximity with the handin the lower part of the apparatus, and thus enables the operator tocontinue the displacement of the parts 11 under the same conditionsuntil'gthe instant when the extremity of' the screw 19 again encountersanorifice 20, and the release of the spring 29 (Figure 3 taking placewill thus eifect the penetration of the screw 19 into this orifice,thereby automatically arresting the parts 11 in the serving positionshown in Figure 2.

By operating the knobs 31 each measure 22 will be actuated and thequantity of a given liquor will be served to the consumers.

As-soon-as a bottle 24' is empty; it is only necessary for the operatorto pull the lever 26 (Figure supporting apparatus once more in theposition indicated in Figure 4. As soon as this change has been made,the same phases of raising .are reproduced, which have just beenexplained.

By the displacement of the screws 6 shown in Figure 1, it is possible toregulate the height of the support for the bottles in such a way thatthe attendant can, without fatigue, get at each of the knobs 31 of themeasures, and it also permits the consumer to see the person who isserving him and also to see the label of the beverage for which he hasasked.

A known damping device isprovided for the discs 9 in order to reduce theeffects of the impulse due to the weight of the bottles placed on .thesupport at each of its displacements.

The shapes and'the dimensions of the movablesupport maybe varied withoutthis in any way changing the general arrangement of the invention justdescribed. i

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of United Statesis:--

1. Apparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a vertical support, atransverse bar carrying a liquid measuring and dispensing device, meansfor clamping a bottle on said bar with its open end in communicationwith said measuring and dispensing device, means for rotating said barrelatively to said vertical support and means for locking said baragainst rotation to hold the bottle carried'thereby in either upright orinverted position. I

ZIApparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a columnar support, aflanged .disc secured to said support a plate-like member having aconical portion rotatablysecured to said flanged disc, a transverse barsecured to said plate-like member and carrying a liquid measuring anddispensing device, means for clamping a bottle on said bar with its openend in communication with said measuring and dispensing device, meansfor rotating said plate-like member and means for locking saidplate-like member to said flanged disc whenever the bottle has assumedeither an upright or inverted position.

3. Apparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a columnar support havinga sleeve secured to its upper end said sleeve carrying a flanged disc, aplate-like member having a conical portion secured to and rotatablerelatively to said flanged disc, a transverse bar carried by saidplate-like member, a bottle support carried by said bar, means forrotating said plate-like member relatively to said flanged disc andmeans for locking the said plate-like member to said flanged disc tohold the bottle support in either upright or inverted position.

4. Apparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a columnar support havinga vertically adjustable sleeve secured to its upper end, said sleevecarrying a flanged disc, a plate-like member having a conical portionsecured to and rotatable,

relatively to said flanged disc, a transverse bar carried by saidplate-like member, a bottle support carried by said bar, means forrotating said plate-like member relatively to said'flanged disc andmeans iorlocking the said plate-like memher to said flanged port ineither upright or inverted position.

5. Apparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a columnar. support,,avertically adjustable sleeve carrying aflanged discsecured to saidsupport, ,a plate-like member having a conical portion rotatably securedto said flanged disc, a transverse bar secured to said plate-like memberand carryinga liquid measuring and dispensing .device, means forclamping a bottle on said bar with its open end in communication withsaid measuring and dispensing device, means for ro-- with said measuringand dispensing device, means for rotating said plate-like niember andmeans for locking said plate-like member to said flanged disc wheneverthe bottle has assumed either an upright or inverted position and meansoperable by said rotating means to release the locking means and permitthe rotation of the bottle.

'7. Apparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a vertical support, atransverse bar carrying. a liquid measuring and dispensing device, meansfor clamping a bottle on said bar with its open end in communicationwith said measuring and dispensing device, means for rotating said barrelatively to said vertical support and means for locking said baragainst rotation to hold the bottle carried thereby in either upright orinverted position, said locking means being releasable by the actuationof the means for ro-- tating the bar.

8. Apparatus for dispensing liquids comprising a pair of verticalsupports,-a plate-like member pivotally connected to each support,transverse bars connecting said members, a liquid measuring anddispensing device carried by each bar, means for clamping a bottle oneach bar with its open end communicating with said disc to hold thebottle supon said bar with its open end in communication 9. Apparatusfor dispensing liquids comprising a pair of vertical supports,vertically adjustable sleeves on each,support each sleeve carrying adisc, members having conical portions pivotally secured to andcooperating with said discs, transverse bars connecting said members, aliquid measuring and dispensing device secured to each bar means forclamping a bottle to each bar with its open end communicating withsaidmeasuring and dispensing device means for locking each said disc to itscooperating member and means for simultaneously releasing said lockingmeans and rotating said members.

10. Apparatus as claimed in claim 3 wherein said locking means comprisesa rod adapted to engage in registrable apertures in said member anddisc. .JEAN RAOUL PICARD.

